The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-19
ESTABLISHED 1850.
j. ii. EsTILL, Editor and Proprietor.
BAYARD IS KEPT BUSY.
A TALK ABOUT SBALERLEs, FISH
ERIES AND FILIBUSTERS.

He Explains That Alaska Affairs Are
Criticism of His Course in
the Canadian Muddle Premature
Pauble's Trial.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-With regard to
the statements published to-day alleging
that Secretary Bayard had telegraphed
''his officers" in Alaska to release the seized
sealers, and that the order had not been
executed because the Alaskan official was
not sure Of the authenticity of the order,
Secretary Bayard said tonight that the dis
patch showed its incorrectness on its face
Alaska is part of the United States, and
consequently the State Department has no
officers whatever there, asit has in foreign
countries. All its knowledge of
Alaska affairs comes through other de-
partments of the government. The Secre-
tary of State would give no order to an
Alaskan official nor receive information
from one except through the head of
another department
NOT ORDERED RELEASED.
With reference to that part of the dis
patch and of other dispatches, which
allege that the release of the seized sealers
has been ordered, the secretary made the
following explicit denial of any knowledge
of any SUCH order: There has been to my
knowledge no order issued by the Presi-
dent for the release of any of the
because we have no knowledge of the cir
cumstances under which the vessels were
seized. and we only know that they are in
the hands of the court, and therefore will
be dealt with according to law. There were
three cases last year in which the President
saw fit to order the release of three vessels
seized August, 1886, but those are the only
cases that know of III which vessels We're
ordered released Tnat occurred last year,
and the facts were made public at the time"
ANNOYED OVER TIA FISHERIES.
The Secretary was somewhat annoyed at
the criticisms which had been made upon
his course with regard to the fisheries ques-
ton, and particularly with reference to the
commission for settlement. He said he
had made proposal to Great Britain for
settlement and that the proposal had been
made public some time ago. He did not
think the mere machinery by which the
agreement was reached on the basis of his
proposal of particular Importance. He
could not hasten the publication of the
correspondence which had since taken
place 1t would all be laid before Congress
in due time, and be made public, and would
show that his efforts had been to obtain an
honorable and fair settlement of the ques-
ton
NO ROW WITH CUBA.
Secretary Bayard said tonight that he
did not believe any international complica-
tions could result from the conviction of
Cirilo Pouble by the Cuban authorities
Pouble was the Cuban who returned to that
island Immediately after obtaining his nat
uralization papers, and was arrested
for insurrectionary conduct during the ad-
ministration of President Arthur. His
case had been diligently watched under
direction of the Department of State by
the United States Consul General to Cuba.
He had excellent counsel, and all the United
States could do was to see that he obtained
Justice under the laws of Spain,